Study Psychology with Focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Master) ✔ TU Dresden

Important information

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Admission requirements

To be admitted to the degree program, candidates must have completed a first vocational university degree in Psychology with a concentration in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy recognized in Germany, which corresponds to the specifications of the first portion of a degree program pursuant to § 9 PsychThG und § 8 Number 1 PsychThApprO in terms of content and structure, and which meets the legal occupational requirements according to the responsible body under Saxon state law pursuant to § 9 Paragraph 3 PsychThG. Proof must be provided via reference on a certificate or official notice.
Furthermore, this degree program also requires English language proficiency at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Aptitude assessment and NC (numerus clausus) selection

Information and documents to be submitted
• The selection procedure is based on TU Dresden Regulations for Award of Master's degrees [Mastervergabeordnung der TU Dresden] and on special regulations of the faculty concerning the selection process.

General information regarding NC selection procedures can be found here.
A short version regarding the NC selection procedure in English can be found here.

German language requirements

International applicants and German applicants with foreign school leaving certificate please find information here: language requirements.

Application hints and tips

If, at the time of application, proof of the first degree qualifying the applicant for a profession is not yet available, the application will be considered under the precondition that 80 % of the credit points attainable for the degree have already been achieved based on completed module examinations or the final thesis and the colloquium (if applicable). A certification from the awarding institute of higher education (examination office) serves as proof of the above-mentioned academic achievements. The certification should also contain a preliminary average grade calculated on the basis of completed graded academic work. You can find the appropriate form on the Admissions Office website.

General information for the degree programme

The Master’s degree programme in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy has a modular structure. The curriculum is divided into 4 semesters. The Master's programme comprises six modules in the compulsory area and three or four elective compulsory modules, depending on the supplementary area chosen, which allow students to decide what they want to focus on. To deepen the clinical psychology knowledge, students can choose between the elective compulsory area I: Application-Orientated Specialisation with two modules, and the elective compulsory area II: Research-Orientated Specialisation with two modules, whereby one of the two areas must be chosen. To broaden the clinical psychology knowledge, students can choose either the supplementary area Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience with one module or the supplementary area Human Performance in Socio-Technical Systems with two modules, whereby one of the two supplementary areas must be chosen.

Study contents

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Professional field

Upon completion of the Master's degree programme in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, students have the professional qualification to work in the field of clinical psychology. They meet the essential professional requirements for admission to the postgraduate continuing education programme to become a psychological psychotherapist (Psychologische/r Psychotherapeut/in) or a child and adolescent psychotherapist (Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeut/in) (according to Psychotherapeutengesetz - PsychThG), whereby, according to current administrative practice, the formal requirement for admission to the examination as a psychological psychotherapist or child and adolescent psychotherapist is a consecutive Bachelor's and Master's degree programme in psychology.